Mayglass, Wexford

I Location

Site Location
Mayglass
National Grid Reference
23T 01 11
County
Wexford
Dedication
medieval: not confirmed
now (or name of monument): not confirmed
Type of building/monument
Church (ruin)

II General Description

Ruined nave and chancel church, (total l. 25.6 m; max w. 7.88 m). The W and E gables are are ivy-covered, and little else is left standing, apart from a section of the S wall with a moulded doorway.

III Exterior Features

1. Doorways

(i) S doorway, nave

S doorway, general view.

S doorway, general view.

S doorway, L jamb.

S doorway, L jamb.

S doorway, R jamb.

S doorway, R jamb.

Of two orders. The bases and lower part of the jambs are hidden.

First order

The jambs have three-quarter angle shafts and hollow-chamfered imposts. The arch has a keeled angle roll flanked by broad rolls on face and soffit.

Second order

The jambs are similar to those of the first order. The arch has a keeled angle roll flanked by thin rolls on the face and soffit.

The label is chamfered. It has a modern concrete repair on the R.

Dimensions
h. of opening (originally higher) 1.47 m
w. of opening 0.94 m

VII History

The earliest references to the church date from the early 14thc. ('The Past’, 1925, 29-32, from Moore 1996, 128).

VIII Comments/Opinions

The Romanesque doorway was repaired in 1914 (‘The Past’, 1921, 148-9 from Moore 1996, 128).

The keeled mouldings of the S doorway suggest a date in the late 12thc. or early 13thc.

IX Bibliography

  • M. Moore, Archaeological Inventory of Co. Wexford, Dublin, 1996, 128.